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Gate-crasher kills birthday celebrant

A birthday party ended in tragedy as a guest, Sunday Phillip allegedly stabbed the celebrant, Omeika Josiah to death at Amini Awo village in...

‘Killer pastor’s church members still in shock

Members of the Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries are “devastated” after their Ghanaian pastor was charged with fatally shooting his wife outside her job...

Angry farmer threatens to shoot Buhari (Video)

The 26-second video was uploaded on the micro-blogging platform on Friday by a Twitter user @RomanusEke1 who wrote, “Mr President, this hardworking farmer has a...

Fowl thief forced to eat bird alive [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured moments a suspected thief was forced to eat a fowl he stole. Reports indicate the incident...

Nigerian state approves castration of convicted rapists

The state assembly in Kaduna, in north-western Nigeria, has approved full surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. State commissioner for women’s affairs...

Man dies in car accident three days after his wedding [Photos]

A Nigerian man, Rex Ebube Amatu, has died in a fatal accident, just three days after his wedding in Delta State. According to reports, Rex,...

WHO and Africa CDC launch Covid-19 laboratories network

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) have launched a new laboratory network that will reinforce genome sequencing...

Wife divorces husband for allegedly stealing her pant for rituals

A Nigerian woman, identified as Sadia Abass, has divorced her husband over alleged claims that he stole her pant for rituals. Sadia, who is...

Man defiles daughters including 9 months old baby

A 28-year-old man has allegedly defiled his three daughters including a nine months old baby. The suspect, according to reports, was arrested following a report...

Woman banished for allegedly sleeping with neighbours’ teenage sons

A 35-year-old woman from Kenyoni One Village in Kitutu Chache North in Kisii County has been banished from her in-laws’ community after she allegedly...

Liberia’s Charles Taylor ‘bid to move prison rejected’

A special court in Sierra Leone has rejected a bid by convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be moved from a British prison...

Footballer slumps and dies during match(photo)

A football player in Osun State simply identified as Damilola, has died after he reportedly slumped during a football match in the Ido area of the...

READ: Trump’s shocking question to Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed what happened when he visited United States President, Donald Trump at the White House in April 2018. According to him, President...

Meet the first Nigerien scientist to work for Nasa

Fadji Maina has become the first scientist from Niger to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa). The 29-year-old hydrologist earned her PhD...

Lady slips to her death while posing for photos during an outing with her fiancé

A woman has died after she slipped and fell while posing for photos during a date with her fiancé. The 31-year-old Dorcas Jepkemoi Chumba drowned when...

Zambia’s president mourns death of good-luck fish

Zambia’s President, Edgar Lungu, has joined the nation in mourning the death of a fish that lived in a pond at the country’s second-biggest...

Nigerian men arrested over German PPE ‘scam’

Two Nigerian men have been arrested for allegedly scamming a German state that tried to buy 2.3m euros (£2m) of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Nigerian...

Drunk security man dies with face mask on

A security guard, identified as Solomon Ede, has died after he allegedly slept wearing his face mask in his place of work in Alako area...

Check out how much Nigeria has spent on COVID-19 fight

The Accountant-General of the Federation of Nigeria, Ahmed Idris, has revealed the total amount spent on Covid-19 represents 84 per cent of the N36.3bn...

Meet Nigeria’s tallest man [Photos]

Afeez Agoro Oladimeji was just like any other child while growing up until the age of 19 when he fell ill and soon started...

Checkout unbelievable photos of curvy-plus-sized model with dwarf boyfriend

Ivory coast born plus-sized model, Eudoxie Yao has opened up about her relationship with small sized Guinean musician Grand P. Yao, dubbed “African Kim Kardashian”...

Namibia trains dogs to sniff out coronavirus

The University of Namibia’s School of Veterinary Medicine is training dogs to detect Coronavirus. The plan is to deploy the dogs at airports and borders,...

South African soldier charged with attempted murder for ‘knowingly’ infecting girlfriend with HIV

A soldier in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his partner with HIV intentionally.  The 44-year-old staff sergeant stationed...

Girl, 9, dies after mother sprays pesticide on hair to kill lice

A nine-year-old girl has reportedly lost her life after her mother sprayed a pesticide called sniper, on her hair to kill lice.  The incident...

Pastor blames God for killing a fetish priest [photo]

The police in Anambra state have arrested a clergyman, identified as Uchenna Chukwuma, 21, for allegedly killing a 60-year-old native doctor, Oliver Chukwudi Ugwu,...

Man beaten for trying to sleep with boss’ wife (video)

A Zimbabwean man was subjected to reproachful assault after being caught red-handed trying to sleep with his boss’ wife.  While the visibly angry men proceeded to beat...

9, 246 Nigerian teachers fail qualification exam

Some 9,246 Nigerian teachers, who sat for the Batch A professional qualifying exam held in July 2020, reportedly failed.  The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said...

Uganda’s ugliest man marries a second wife [photos]

Is this love or not? A Ugandan comedian named Ssebabi recently got married to his second wife in a grand style. The bride and...

Coronavirus in Africa: Overcrowding might explain mystery of low death rate

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa's bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips...

Church members jubilate as pastor buys new helicopter [photos]

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has just taken delivery of a brand new helicopter, registered...

TB Joshua begs Buhari to release all COVID-19 patients to him for healing

Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has appealed to the federal government to release all COVID-19 patients in the...

Premature ejaculation saves woman from being raped

A woman is thanking her lucky stars after her neighbour failed to rape her due to premature ejaculation. The 32-year-old man, who cannot be named...

UAE implicated in lethal drone strike that killed 26 unarmed cadets in Libya [Video]

The BBC has uncovered new evidence that a drone operated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) killed 26 unarmed cadets at a military academy...

Man disrupts wedding between his wife and her new lover[photos]

A serious drama unfolded on Saturday after a man stormed the Great Salvation Christian Centre aka Father’s church on Ako Road, in Ifako Ijaiye...

Woman grabbed by ‘mermaids’ during baptism dies [photo]

In a tragic turn of events, a 26-year-old Seke woman drowned in Manyame River in Zimbabwe during a cleansing ceremony. The people, who were with...

COVID-19; AU and Caricom countries to benefit from new deal

African Union (AU) member states and countries in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are the direct beneficiaries of a new collaboration by...

DR Congo militia rape students on eve of exams

Armed militia attacked a school and raped female students on the eve of their examinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men attacked an...

Catholic priest slumps and dies while preaching (video)

A Catholic priest reportedly slumped and died on the altar during a Sunday mass in Deido, a town in Cameroon. Rev. Fr. Jude, the Spiritual...

What makes people receive something from Satan – Prophet TB Joshua reveals

Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations has revealed how being anxious for a thing can make one receive it from...

Hotel Rwanda hero arrested on terror charges

The man, whose role in saving people from the Rwandan genocide was celebrated in the film Hotel Rwanda, has been arrested on terror charges. Paul...